ETA Human Resources Manager

About ETA

ETA is a benchmark of Swiss horological expertise, renowned for designing and producing precision movements that power many of the world’s most respected watches. As part of the Swatch Group, the manufacture combines industrial excellence, technical innovation, and a deep respect for traditional watchmaking savoir-faire. As an employer, ETA offers a highly specialized environment where engineers, micromechanics, technicians, and operational talents contribute to products defined by reliability, accuracy, and refinement. The company values discipline, craftsmanship, continuous improvement, and collaborative expertise, providing careers at the heart of Switzerland’s watchmaking ecosystem and the future of mechanical and quartz movement technology.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead, support and develop a team of four HR Business Partners, both hierarchically and functionally.
• Implement and evolve HR policy at the strategic level, and lead various projects.
• Oversee the full employee lifecycle for a scope of approximately 200 employees, from recruitment through onboarding and offboarding.
• Act as a strategic sparring partner to managers on workforce and succession planning, talent development, disciplinary management and leadership.
• Monitor long-term absences and support employees’ reintegration.
• Actively participate in HR projects and contribute to the continuous improvement and optimisation of HR processes.

Qualifications

• Higher education or continuing education in human resources management, such as a Swiss HR Federal Diploma or Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in an equivalent role, ideally in an industrial environment.
• At least 2 years of team management experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Swiss labour law.
• Proven experience in change management and coaching.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, strategic vision and ability to address issues across functions.
• Excellent communication skills, strong reliability and interpersonal ease.
• Strong leadership, ability to defend positions and a strong team spirit.
• Affinity with digital tools and openness to new technologies.
• Strong customer and service orientation, with a pragmatic, solutions-oriented approach.
• Proficiency in common IT tools (MS 365); knowledge of SAP is an asset.
• Excellent spoken and written German is essential; very good knowledge of French.

Skills

Experience

At least 5 years of professional experience in an equivalent role, ideally in an industrial environment, and at least 2 years of team management experience.

Education

Higher education or continuing education in human resources management, such as a Swiss HR Federal Diploma or Bachelor’s degree.

Benefits

Continuing education opportunities; internal mobility and career prospects; five or six weeks of annual leave depending on age and/or role; a 40-hour workweek under the collective labour agreement; attractive salary policy and good social benefits; three weeks of parental leave for fathers and up to 19 weeks for mothers; company restaurant; employee discounts on Swatch Group and partner products; sports activities and company events; financial contribution towards health insurance.

Culture

ETA offers a workplace culture rooted in Swiss precision, technical mastery, and continuous innovation within the watchmaking industry. As an employer, it fosters collaboration between engineers, artisans, and production specialists, valuing reliability, quality, and the transmission of specialized expertise across generations.

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